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Responding to Weather Emergencies and Natural Hazards

Responding to Weather Emergencies and Natural Hazards

The purpose of this course to help healthcare providers prepare for emergencies. The content of this course focuses on the components that should make up a general emergency preparation plan, including hazard assessment, communication, and evacuation and sheltering-in-place procedures. This course also provides tips and guidelines for what healthcare providers should do before, during, and after major natural disasters and human-caused emergencies.

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$29.99

$29.99

Certificates

Certificates provided by accrediting body (1 Match)

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)

1.0 HOURS

Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO1933634

Course Details

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-SAFE108

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:• Perform a hazard assessment and participate in emergency planning• Identify the importance of and the different components of an emergency plan• Create a list of supplies that are needed in order to be prepared for an emergency• Understand best practices for sheltering in place, evacuating, and relocating a care community• Discuss the difference between natural hazards and human-caused emergencies• Identify proper responses to various weather emergencies and natural hazards

Outline:

1.Preparing for the Worst

a.Hazard assessment

b.Communication

c.Staff and client tracking

d.Assigning roles in emergency response

i.Program administrator

ii.Disaster leaders

iii.Safety supervisors

iv.Safety monitors

v.Evacuation leaders

vi.Medical teams

e.Transfer agreements

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Instructor: Eric Chalfant, PhD

Dr. Eric Chalfant is a professional researcher and author with a PhD in religious studies from Duke University. He honed his research skills as a nationally-ranked collegiate policy debater and debate coach at Whitman College. In addition to his work for OnCourse Learning, Eric has contributed to Duke University's National Congregation Study and has edited and published scholarly works for Oxford University Press.
Disclosure: Eric Chalfant, PhD has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Instructor: Holly Carlson, MS, RN, CCRN

Holly Carlson, MS, RN, CCRN, was a subject matter expert for Relias. She has 25 years of healthcare experience in both acute and post-acute healthcare environments. Her experience includes leadership and management across the healthcare spectrum. She has owned and operated an assisted living business. Carlson's clinical practice includes acute care, long-term acute care, home health and hospice. Carlson has served for over a decade in various board positions for State Nursing Associations, including president. She has been a nurse planner for multiple continuing education events and has experience as a leader in the design and implementation of an ANCC-CNE accredited approver unit for a multi-state nursing consortium. Carlson is certified as Critical Care Registered Nurse.
Disclosure: Holly Carlson, MS, RN, CCRN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Relias will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

Course Delivery Method and FormatAsynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

AccommodationsIf you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Customer Support here.